##lesson16
do up
盛装打扮;整修
<no01,rita did up her hair for the party.
丽塔做了头发去参加宴会。
<no02,hannah did up the table with beautiful flowers.
汉娜用美丽的花朵装饰餐桌。
<no03,john did the old house up, making it look like new again.
约翰重新装修老房子,让它又焕然一新。
<no04,the government did up the old train station last year.
去年政府重新整修了老车站。
英语广角镜
do up 除了上面介绍的意思之外,还有“扣,系,扎”等的意思。例如“请帮我将洋装扣上”就是 please do up my dress,而“把溜冰鞋鞋带绑好”英文是 do up your skate laces。
至于作“盛装打扮”的时候,除了指衣着亮眼之外,也有化妆打扮的意思,所以 do up 通常用于女子身上,另一常见用法是
do (oneself) up。例如,“珍妮已经打扮好要去参加宴会”就是 jenny has done herself up for the party。